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רֹאשׁ

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hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine599 occurrences35 books547 verses

Definition

from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Traditional renderings: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, × every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), × lead, × poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders רֹאשׁ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

599 total
  1. Genesis 2:10רָאשִֽׁים׃ · headwaters
    Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:
  2. Genesis 3:15רֹ֔אשׁ · your head
    And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
  3. Genesis 8:5רָאשֵׁ֥י · the tops
    And the waters continued to recede until the tenth month, and on the first day of the tenth month the tops of the mountains became visible.
  4. Genesis 11:4וְרֹאשׁ֣וֹ · that reaches
    “Come,” they said, “let us build for ourselves a city with a tower that reaches to the heavens, that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of all the earth.”
  5. Genesis 28:12וְרֹאשׁ֖וֹ · with its top
    And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder.
  6. Genesis 28:18רֹאשָֽׁהּ׃ · top of it
    Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it,
  7. Genesis 40:13רֹאשֶׁ֔ךָ · your head
    Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore your position. You will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you did when you were his cupbearer.
  8. Genesis 40:16רֹאשִֽׁי׃ · my head
    When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, “I too had a dream: There were three baskets of white bread on my head.
  9. Genesis 40:17רֹאשִֽׁי׃ · my head
    In the top basket were all sorts of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.”
  10. Genesis 40:19רֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ · your head
    Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.”
  11. Genesis 40:20רֹ֣אשׁ׀ · the heads; רֹ֛אשׁ
    On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
  12. Genesis 47:31רֹ֥אשׁ · the head
    “Swear to me,” Jacob said. So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.
  13. Genesis 48:14רֹ֤אשׁ · the head; רֹ֣אשׁ · head
    But Israel stretched out his right hand and put it on the head of Ephraim, the younger; and crossing his hands, he put his left on Manasseh’s head, although Manasseh was the firstborn.
  14. Genesis 48:17רֹ֥אשׁ · head; רֹאשׁ־ · head; רֹ֥אשׁ
    When Joseph saw that his father had placed his right hand on Ephraim’s head, he was displeased and took his father’s hand to move it from Ephraim’s head to Manasseh’s.
  15. Genesis 48:18רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ · his head
    “Not so, my father!” Joseph said. “This one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head.”
  16. Genesis 49:26לְרֹ֣אשׁ · on the head
    The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of the ancient mountains and the bounty of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the prince of his brothers.
  17. Exodus 6:14רָאשֵׁ֣י · were the heads
    These were the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, were Hanoch and Pallu, Hezron and Carmi. These were the clans of Reuben.
  18. Exodus 6:25רָאשֵׁ֛י · were the heads
    Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families by their clans.
  19. Exodus 12:2רֹ֣אשׁ · is the beginning
    “This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year.
  20. Exodus 12:9רֹאשׁ֥וֹ · its head
    Do not eat any of the meat raw or cooked in boiling water, but only roasted over the fire—its head and legs and inner parts.
  21. Exodus 17:9רֹ֣אשׁ · the hilltop
    So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.”
  22. Exodus 17:10רֹ֥אשׁ · to the top
    Joshua did as Moses had instructed him and fought against the Amalekites, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
  23. Exodus 18:25רָאשִׁ֖ים · heads
    So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
  24. Exodus 19:20רֹ֣אשׁ · the top; רֹ֥אשׁ · the summit
    The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,
  25. Exodus 24:17בְּרֹ֣אשׁ · on the mountaintop
    And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites.
  26. Exodus 26:24רֹאשׁ֔וֹ · to top
    …coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. These will serve as the two corners.
  27. Exodus 28:32רֹאשׁ֖וֹ · at its top
    …with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear.
  28. Exodus 29:6רֹאשׁ֑וֹ · his head
    Put the turban on his head and attach the holy diadem to the turban.
  29. Exodus 29:7רֹאשׁ֑וֹ · his head
    Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.
  30. Exodus 29:10רֹ֥אשׁ · head
    You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
  31. Exodus 29:15רֹ֥אשׁ · head
    Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.
  32. Exodus 29:17רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ · its head
    Cut the ram into pieces, wash the entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces.
  33. Exodus 29:19רֹ֥אשׁ · head
    Take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.
  34. Exodus 30:12רֹ֥אשׁ
    “When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered.
  35. Exodus 30:23רֹאשׁ֒ · the finest
    “Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
  36. Exodus 34:2רֹ֥אשׁ · the mountaintop
    Be ready in the morning, and come up on Mount Sinai to present yourself before Me on the mountaintop.
  37. Exodus 36:29רֹאשׁ֔וֹ · top
    …coupled together from bottom to top and fitted into a single ring. He made both corners in this way.
  38. Exodus 36:38רָאשֵׁיהֶ֛ם · the tops
    …together with five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and their five bases were bronze.
  39. Exodus 38:17רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם · for the tops
    The bases for the posts were bronze, the hooks and bands were silver, and the plating for the tops of the posts was silver. So all the posts of the courtyard were banded with silver.
  40. Exodus 38:19רָאשֵׁיהֶ֛ם · of their tops
    …with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks were silver, as well as the bands and the plating of their tops.
  41. Exodus 38:28רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם · their tops
    With the 1,775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.
  42. Leviticus 1:4רֹ֣אשׁ · the head
    He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
  43. Leviticus 1:8הָרֹ֖אשׁ · including the head
    Then Aaron’s sons the priests are to arrange the pieces, including the head and the fat, atop the burning wood on the altar.
  44. Leviticus 1:12רֹאשׁ֖וֹ · the head
    He is to cut the animal into pieces, and the priest shall arrange them, including the head and fat, atop the burning wood that is on the altar.
  45. Leviticus 1:15רֹאשׁ֔וֹ · its head
    Then the priest shall bring it to the altar, twist off its head, and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained out on the side of the altar.